I grew up in Grays Harbor County, but now live in southern Oregon near the Wild and Scenic Rogue River. As a witness to the positive economic benefits of Wild and Scenic Rivers, I would urge the city councils of both Cosmopolis and Hoquiam to consider these benefits...

Two members of Washington's congressional delegation offered compromise legislation Thursday to protect water, fish habitat and wilderness on the North Olympic Peninsula nearly two months after the proposal's outlines were presented at a forestry conference...

June 22nd, 2012 – 6:16am(Port Angeles) – A bill introduced in both the U.S. Senate and House would create 126,000 acres of new wilderness in the Olympic National Forest. Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Norm Dicks said Thursday it would protect several key...

Westport, WA – Scores of Peninsula business owners are joining local farmers, clergy and elected officials in applauding a measure introduced Thursday in Congress which would designate 126,000 acres of new wilderness in Olympic National Forest. Supporters say...

A Wild Olympics Campaign-commissioned poll of 500 possible voters in the 6th Congressional District said it found strong support for a proposal to designate about 130,000 acres of wilderness and protect 23 rivers and tributaries as “wild and scenic.”...